Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, August 15, 2022
1914 The Panama Canal was declared open to world commerce. The first ship to cross after the official opening was the cargo ship SS Ancon.
1946 Allen DuMont’s ‘DuMont Television Network’ began operations. It was the first licensed television network in America.
1970 Pat Palinkas held the ball for her place kicker husband, Steve Palinkas, on the Orlando Panthers (Atlantic Coast football league), making her the first woman to play professional American football in a league made up predominately of men.
Music History:
1969 The iconic music festival “Woodstock” took place near Bethel, New York. More than 400,000 attended the event billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music.” Tt was held on a 600-acre dairy farm near White Lake in Bethel, New York, 43 miles (70 km) southwest of Woodstock.
1976 Abba released ‘Dancing Queen’ as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival. Dancing Queen’ (which had the working title of ‘Boogaloo’) went on to top the charts in more than a dozen countries including the United States where it became ABBA’s only No.1.
Notable Birthdays today:
Actress Jennifer Lawrence 31
Actor Ben Affleck 49
Actress Debra Messing 53
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
